A state district judge sent critical air permits for a $9.4 billion Formosa Plastics complex back to state environmental regulators so they can take a closer look at the St….
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ProPublica: Permit for Controversial $9 Billion Plastics Plant in “Chemical Alley” to Be Put on Hold
Proposed emissions from the plant would triple the levels of cancer-causing chemicals in one of the most toxic areas of the U.S., but the Army Corps of Engineers intends to…
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Bishop Michael Duca, the leader of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge, on Saturday will join other Catholic leaders, St. James Parish residents and environmental groups opposed to a…
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Environmental activists and several members of Congress are warning that temporary easing of federal and state environmental regulations in response to coronavirus-related staffing problems at petrochemical plants could result in…
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Work on a $9.4 billion Formosa Plastics complex proposed for St. James Parish has been put on hold until mid April to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus and…
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Community activists in St. James Parish, Louisiana, are demanding land permits for a $9.4 billion plastics facility be revoked after archaeologists may have discovered the project is scheduled to be…
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On February 24th, 2020, RISE member Beverly Alexander represented by Tulane Environmental Law Clinic submitted this Petition in Intervention in the lawsuit against the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality for…
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Activists are calling for the halt of plans for a $9.4 billion petrochemical plant in St. James Parish after the discovery of a cemetery where it is believed slaves were…
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A FORMER BURIAL GROUND thought to contain the remains of slaves has been identified on a Louisiana property where a massive plastic production complex is sited to be built.
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